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Anneke T. Schroen

Anneke T. Schroen

Professor, Surgery

Primary Location
PO Box 800709
Pvt.Clinics Bldg. 4th Floor, 4590
Primary Phone Number

Bio & Overview

1. Health services research focusing on practice variation and access to care in breast oncology
2. Predictive models for successful oncology clinical trial accrual
3. Surgical workforce planning issues

Academic Information

Department
Surgery
Academic Title
Associate Professor

Primary Education

  • MD/MPH, undefinedUniversity of Texasnull

Other Affiliations

  • Member, Women's Oncology Program

Research Interests

Access to care issues, surgical outcomes, use of new technologies

Selected Publications

2022

Kane, W. J., Hedrick, T. L., & Schroen, A. T. (2022). Gender Disparity in the Citation of Surgical Research. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 234(4), 624-631. doi:10.1097/XCS.0000000000000089

2021

Limninart, N., Harvey, J. A., Schultz, K. J., Mills, A. M., Noland, M. M. B., Schroen, A. T., & Rochman, C. M. (2021). "What Do You Mean It's Not Cancer?" A Review of Autoimmune and Systemic Inflammatory Diseases Involving the Breast. JOURNAL OF BREAST IMAGING, 3(5), 612-625. doi:10.1093/jbi/wbab029

Miller, M. M., Meneveau, M. O., Rochman, C. M., Schroen, A. T., Lattimore, C. M., Gaspard, P. A., . . . Showalter, S. L. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening volumes and patient screening behaviors. BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, 189(1), 237-246. doi:10.1007/s10549-021-06252-1

Kane, W. J., Shilling, A. M., & Schroen, A. T. (2021). A Surgeon Badge or Text Message Sign-in Intervention Improves Operating Room Start Efficiency. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 264, 129-137. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2021.02.009

Mahoney, S. T., Irish, W., Strassle, P. D., Schroen, A. T., Freischlag, J. A., Tuttle-Newhall, J. E. B., & Brownstein, M. R. (2021). Practice Characteristics and Job Satisfaction of Private Practice and Academic Surgeons. JAMA SURGERY, 156(3), 247-254. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.5670

2020

Kane, W. J., Berry, P. S., Denton, A. H., & Schroen, A. T. (2021). Attainment of an Additional Graduate Degree Is Associated With Sustained Scholarly Activity Beyond Surgical Residency. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION, 78(4), 1189-1196. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.12.004

Brenin, D. R., Dietz, J. R., Baima, J., Cheng, G., Froman, J., Laronga, C., . . . Rao, R. (2020). Pain Management in Breast Surgery: Recommendations of a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel-The American Society of Breast Surgeons. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 27(12), 4588-4602. doi:10.1245/s10434-020-08892-x

Johnson, H. M., Irish, W., Strassle, P. D., Mahoney, S. T., Schroen, A. T., Josef, A. P., . . . Brownstein, M. R. (2020). Associations Between Career Satisfaction, Personal Life Factors, and Work-Life Integration Practices Among US Surgeons by Gender. JAMA SURGERY, 155(8), 742-750. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1332

Turrentine, F. E., Schroen, A. T., Hallowell, P. T., Quatrara, B. A., Smith, P. W., Williams, M. D., & Haizlip, J. A. (2020). Enhancing Medical Students' Interprofessional Teamwork Through Simulated Room of Errors Experience. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 251, 137-145. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2020.02.001

Mahoney, S. T., Strassle, P. D., Schroen, A. T., Agans, R. P., Turner, P. L., Meyer, A. A., . . . Brownstein, M. R. (2020). Survey of the US Surgeon Workforce: Practice Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, and Reasons for Leaving Surgery. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 230(3), 283-+. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.12.003

Meneveau, M. O., Petroni, G. R., Varhegyi, N. E., Hulse, J. C., Schroen, A. T., Brenin, D. R., . . . Showalter, S. L. (2020). Toxicity and cosmetic outcomes after treatment with a novel form of breast IORT. BRACHYTHERAPY, 19(5), 679-684. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2020.05.002

2019

Hassinger, T. E., Berger, A. C., Christopher, A., Knisely, A. T., Mehaffey, J. H., Brenin, D. R., . . . Showalter, S. L. (2020). Diabetes Mellitus and Metformin Are Not Associated With Breast Cancer Pathologic Complete Response. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 247, 52-58. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.10.043

Meneveau, M. O., Mehaffey, J. H., Turrentine, F. E., Shilling, A. M., Showalter, S. L., & Schroen, A. T. (2020). Patient and personnel factors affect operating room start times. SURGERY, 167(2), 390-395. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2019.08.011

Hassinger, T. E., Mehaffey, J. H., Knisely, A. T., Contrella, B. N., Brenin, D. R., Schroen, A. T., . . . Showalter, S. L. (2019). The impact of bariatric surgery on qualitative and quantitative breast density. BREAST JOURNAL, 25(6), 1198-1205. doi:10.1111/tbj.13430

Thomas, M. H., Higgs, L. K., Modesitt, S. C., Schroen, A. T., Ring, K. L., & Dillon, P. M. (2019). Cases and evidence for panel testing in cancer genetics: Is site-specific testing dead?. JOURNAL OF GENETIC COUNSELING, 28(3), 700-707. doi:10.1002/jgc4.1044

Chow, P. I., Showalter, S. L., Gerber, M. S., Kennedy, E., Brenin, D. R., Schroen, A. T., . . . Cohn, W. F. (2019). Use of Mental Health Apps by Breast Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers in the United States: Protocol for a Pilot Pre-Post Study. JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 8(1). doi:10.2196/11452

Turrentine, F. E., Dreisbach, C. N., St Ivany, A. R., Hanks, J. B., & Schroen, A. T. (2019). Influence of Gender on Surgical Residency Applicants' Recommendation Letters. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 228(4), 356-365. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.12.020

Duttal, S. W., Mehaffey, J. H., Sanders, J. C., Meneveau, M. O., Lattimore, C., Libby, B., . . . Showalter, S. L. (2019). Implementation of an HDR brachytherapy-based breast IORT program: Initial experiences. BRACHYTHERAPY, 18(3), 285-291. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2019.02.005

2018

Hassinger, T. E., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Schirmer, B. D., Hallowell, P. T., Schroen, A. T., & Showalter, S. L. (2019). Overall and Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Incidences Are Decreased Following Bariatric Surgery. OBESITY SURGERY, 29(3), 776-781. doi:10.1007/s11695-018-3598-9

Hassinger, T. E., Showalter, T. N., Schroen, A. T., Brenin, D. R., Berger, A. C., Libby, B., & Showalter, S. L. (2018). Utility of CT imaging in a novel form of high-dose-rate intraoperative breast radiation therapy. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY, 62(6), 835-840. doi:10.1111/1754-9485.12790

Goudreau, B. J., Hassinger, T. E., Hedrick, T. L., Slingluff, C. L. J., Schroen, A. T., & Dengel, L. T. (2018). Academic or community practice? What is driving decision-making and career choices. SURGERY, 164(3), 571-576. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2018.05.003

Knisely, A. T., Michaels, A. D., Mehaffey, J. H., Hassinger, T. E., Krebs, E. D., Brenin, D. R., . . . Showalter, S. L. (2018). Race is associated with completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. SURGERY, 164(2), 195-200. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.011

2017

Hu, Y., Jiang, B., Kim, H., Schroen, A. T., Smith, P. W., & Rasmussen, S. K. (2018). Vessel Ligation Fundamentals: A Comparison of Technical Evaluations by Crowdsourced Nonclinical Personnel and Surgical Faculty. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION, 75(3), 664-670. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.09.030

Edwards, B. L., Atkins, K. A., Stukenborg, G. J., Novicoff, W. M., Larson, K. N., Cohn, W. F., . . . Schroen, A. T. (2017). The Association of Mammographic Density and Molecular Breast Cancer Subtype. CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION, 26(10), 1487-1492. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0881

DeGuzman, P. B., Cohn, W. F., Camacho, F., Edwards, B. L., Sturz, V. N., & Schroen, A. T. (2017). Impact of Urban Neighborhood Disadvantage on Late Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Virginia. JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 94(2), 199-210. doi:10.1007/s11524-017-0142-5

2016

Shah, P. M., Edwards, B. L., Dietch, Z. C., Sawyer, R. G., & Schroen, A. T. (2017). Relationship of a Second Professional Degree to Research Productivity of General Surgery Residents. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION, 74(1), 124-130. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.08.001

Showalter, S. L., Petroni, G., Trifiletti, D. M., Libby, B., Schroen, A. T., Brenin, D. R., . . . Showalter, T. N. (2016). A Novel Form of Breast Intraoperative Radiation Therapy With CT-Guided High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Results of a Prospective Phase 1 Clinical Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 96(1), 46-54. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.04.035

Edwards, B. L., Guidry, C. A., Larson, K. N., Novicoff, W. M., Harvey, J. A., & Schroen, A. T. (2016). Does Mammographic Density have an Impact on the Margin Re-excision Rate After Breast-Conserving Surgery?. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 23(3), 782-788. doi:10.1245/s10434-015-4917-1

2015

Hu, Y., Martindale, J. R., LeGallo, R. D., White, C. B., McGahren, E. D., & Schroen, A. T. (2016). Relationships between preclinical course grades and standardized exam performance. ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION, 21(2), 389-399. doi:10.1007/s10459-015-9637-6

Hu, Y., Goodrich, R. N., Le, I. A., Brooks, K. D., Sawyer, R. G., Smith, P. W., . . . Rasmussen, S. K. (2015). Vessel ligation training via an adaptive simulation curriculum. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, 196(1), 17-22. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2015.01.044

Trifiletti, D. M., Showalter, T. N., Libby, B., Brenin, D. R., Schroen, A. T., Reardon, K. A., & Showalter, S. L. (2015). Intraoperative breast radiation therapy with image guidance: Findings from CT images obtained in a prospective trial of intraoperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy with CT on rails. BRACHYTHERAPY, 14(6), 919-924. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2015.07.001

Trifiletti, D. M., Jones, R., Showalter, S. L., Libby, B. B., Brenin, D. R., Schroen, A., . . . Showalter, T. N. (2015). Techniques for intraoperative radiation therapy for early-stage breast carcinoma. FUTURE ONCOLOGY, 11(7), 1047-1058. doi:10.2217/fon.15.26

Hu, Y., Le, I. A., Goodrich, R. N., Edwards, B. L., Gillen, J. R., Smith, P. W., . . . Rasmussen, S. K. (2015). Construct Validation of a Cost-Effective Vessel Ligation Benchtop Simulator. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION, 72(3), 381-386. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.11.003

2014

Dengel, L. T., Petroni, G. R., Judge, J., Chen, D., Acton, S. T., Schroen, A. T., & Slingluff, C. L. J. (2015). Total body photography for skin cancer screening. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, 54(11), 1250-1254. doi:10.1111/ijd.12593

Schroen, A. T., & Slingluff, C. L. J. (2014). Discussions About Clinical Trials Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Lung and Colorectal Cancer. JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, 106(10). doi:10.1093/jnci/dju265

Edwards, B. L., Stukenborg, G. J., Brenin, D. R., & Schroen, A. T. (2014). Use of Prophylactic Postoperative Antibiotics During Surgical Drain Presence Following Mastectomy. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 21(10), 3249-3255. doi:10.1245/s10434-014-3960-7

Jones, R., Libby, B., Showalter, S. L., Brenin, D. R., Wilson, D. D., Schroen, A., . . . Showalter, T. N. (2014). Dosimetric comparison of 192Ir high-dose-rate brachytherapy vs. 50 kV x-rays as techniques for breast intraoperative radiation therapy: Conceptual development of image-guided intraoperative brachytherapy using a multilumen balloon applicator and in-room CT imaging. BRACHYTHERAPY, 13(5), 502-507. doi:10.1016/j.brachy.2014.04.005

2013

Parker, A., Schroen, A. T., & Brenin, D. R. (2013). MRI Utilization in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer: A Survey of Practicing Surgeons. ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 20(8), 2600-2606. doi:10.1245/s10434-013-2934-5

Keim-Malpass, J., Baernholdt, M., Erickson, J. M., Ropka, M. E., Schroen, A. T., & Steeves, R. H. (2013). Blogging Through Cancer Young Women's Persistent Problems Shared Online. CANCER NURSING, 36(2), 163-172. doi:10.1097/NCC.0b013e31824eb879

2012

Judge, J. M., Chianese-Bullock, K. A., Schroen, A. T., & Slingluff, C. L. J. (2013). Usefulness of prestudy assessment of patient willingness to undergo tissue biopsy for correlative studies in a melanoma vaccine trial. CLINICAL TRIALS, 10(1), 143-150. doi:10.1177/1740774512464438

Hollen, P. J., Gralla, R. J., Jones, R. A., Thomas, C. Y., Brenin, D. R., Weiss, G. R., . . . Petroni, G. R. (2013). A theory-based decision aid for patients with cancer: results of feasibility and acceptability testing of DecisionKEYS for cancer. SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER, 21(3), 889-899. doi:10.1007/s00520-012-1603-8

Schroen, A. T., Thielen, M. J., Turrentine, F. E., Kron, I. L., & Slingluff, C. L. J. (2012). Research incentive program for clinical surgical faculty associated with increases in research productivity. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 144(5), 1003-1009. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.033

2011

Schroen, A. T., Petroni, G. R., Wang, H., Thielen, M. J., Gray, R., Benedetti, J., . . . Slingluff, C. L. J. (2012). Achieving Sufficient Accrual to Address the Primary Endpoint in Phase III Clinical Trials from US Cooperative Oncology Groups. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 18(1), 256-262. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-1633

Schroen, A. T., Petroni, G. R., Wang, H., Thielen, M. J., Sargent, D., Benedetti, J. K., . . . Djulbegovic, B. (2011). Challenges to accrual predictions to phase III cancer clinical trials: a survey of study chairs and lead statisticians of 248 NCI-sponsored trials. CLINICAL TRIALS, 8(5), 591-600. doi:10.1177/1740774511419683

Schroen, A. T. (2011). Clinical Trial Development as a Predictor of Accrual Performance. CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, 17(13), 4614. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-3418

2010

Djulbegovic, B., Kumar, A., Magazin, A., Schroen, A. T., Soares, H., Hozo, I., . . . Schell, M. J. (2011). Optimism bias leads to inconclusive results-an empirical study. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 64(6), 583-593. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.09.007

Schroen, A. T., Petroni, G. R., Wang, H., Gray, R., Wang, X. F., Cronin, W., . . . Slingluff, C. L. J. (2010). Preliminary evaluation of factors associated with premature trial closure and feasibility of accrual benchmarks in phase III oncology trials. CLINICAL TRIALS, 7(4), 312-321. doi:10.1177/1740774510374973

Schroen, A. T., & Brenin, D. R. (2010). Breast cancer treatment beliefs and influences among surgeons in areas of scientific uncertainty. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 199(4), 491-499. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.005

Singh, M., Singh, G., Hogan, K. T., Atkins, K. A., & Schroen, A. T. (2010). The effect of intraoperative specimen inking on lumpectomy re-excision rates. WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, 8. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-8-4